UP Gazette

There were 23 Asian students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 21.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Dickinson County welcomed 3,662 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Kingsford High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of five students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kingsford High School	0.8	599
Iron Mountain High School	1.7	237
North Elementary School	1.2	259
Woodland Elementary School	0.2	803
Central Middle School	2.1	94
Kingsford Middle School	0.3	577
North Dickinson School	0.8	264
East Elementary School	1	100
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	0.9	106
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	1.8	57
Vulcan Middle School	0	139
Norway High School	0	173
Norway Elementary School	0	254